MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	71.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	562% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 91% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7D25
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '22 at 02:55
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 208 2-Core 410 121% 233 Pts	4-Core 768 8-Core 1,372 129% 1,070 Pts	64-Core 1,837 114% 1,837 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% EVGA(3842 1067) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	71.6% Very good	Lighting 94.8 Reflection 92 Parallax 79.6 77% 88.8 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 80.7 Splatting 73.5 61% 74 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 73%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 821GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4429 3650 3471 4100 3383 3365 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	562% Outstanding	Read 3,288 Write 3,196 Mixed 2,468 SusWrite 3,733 715% 3,171 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 341 4K Mixed 95.8 400% 167 MB/s	DQ Read 2325 DQ Write 1346 DQ Mixed 1,986 1,438% 1,886 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 562% Great: 573%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.2% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 26.7 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 25.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 125%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4(MS-7D25) Builds (Compare 11,187 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 208%

UFO

Desktop 114%

UFO

Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 - $117

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,970x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,903x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,475x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,409x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,187x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,130x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	910x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	796x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	544x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	409x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	374x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	300x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,158

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16